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rick santorum has clearly thrown this race for a loop. now finding a spot near the top and drawing crowds so big a town hall was halted due to a fire hazard. there is no arguing who is still the leader, is the one being attacked from all sides, mitt romney. >> imagine him debating obama. president obama is going to laugh at him. >> of course corporations are not people. come on. who would say such an outlandish thing? >> many candidates are now focusing on the next stop, south carolina although that has become a bit dicier as of late. polling released today shows that rick santorum is now a close second. mitt romney is pulling 27% newt gingrich 18%. >> south carolina, it is up to you. >> if mitt romney wins there the three state sweep could wrap up this race, which may be why mitt romney is looking ahead too, to november. >> this president does not understand how this economy works. it is time to get a president who does. >> but there are always bums in the road to the white house. a curious one could come just two days before south carol
rick santorum has clearly thrown this race for a loop. now finding a spot near the top and drawing crowds so big a town hall was halted due to a fire hazard. there is no arguing who is still the leader, is the one being attacked from all sides, mitt romney. >> imagine him debating obama. president obama is going to laugh at him. >> of course corporations are not people. come on. who would say such an outlandish thing? >> many candidates are now focusing on the next stop, south...
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many thought rick santorum would do well but not necessarily this well. his rivals did not either. >> what a squeaker, but it sure is nice to have a win. the question i have for you is, can we do better in new hampshire? >> as a matter of fact, there are plenty of questions for mitt romney tonight, primarily is he in for a more bruising battle that he hoped? in 8 bowed when fodder for even his latest endorser, john mccain. >> we forgot to congratulate him on his landslide the victory last night. >> the one smiling the most maybe rick santorum. his grass-roots success just earned him a solid second look for many voters. >> you have taken the first step of taking back this country. >> a poor showing convinced michele bachmann to back out. >> last night the people of iowa spoke. >> rick perry treated a picture of him running and said, we will keep running. here we come south carolina. >> this is a sustained substantive or ride a. >> front runners be aware, any paulette politicking may have been left behind in iowa. >> i find it amazing the news media continu
many thought rick santorum would do well but not necessarily this well. his rivals did not either. >> what a squeaker, but it sure is nice to have a win. the question i have for you is, can we do better in new hampshire? >> as a matter of fact, there are plenty of questions for mitt romney tonight, primarily is he in for a more bruising battle that he hoped? in 8 bowed when fodder for even his latest endorser, john mccain. >> we forgot to congratulate him on his landslide the...
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. >> rick santorum. >> why? >> i like his stances. >> any surprises will come at the hands on the independent voter who can pick a republican ballot and switch back to undeclared on the way out. we hit several polling places today, and clearly mitt romney has the edge. >> he is the most moderate of the candidates that i have heard, and i think he has the best chance to beat obama. >> mid romney's problem nationally is that some republicans do not want him. he will have to counter that. rick santorum ran as a social conservative here, apparently, not as the blue-collar kid from pennsylvania. but that served him so well in iowa. according to the polls, he is currently tied for fourth with newt gingrich. back to you now. >> thanks gordon. stay warm. >> we continue team coverage of the new hampshire primaries. >> rebecca cooper spoke to mitt romney and jon huntsman today and she is going to fill us in. rebecca? what's in 20 years of covering the new hampshire primary, i have never spoken to some new voters still und
. >> rick santorum. >> why? >> i like his stances. >> any surprises will come at the hands on the independent voter who can pick a republican ballot and switch back to undeclared on the way out. we hit several polling places today, and clearly mitt romney has the edge. >> he is the most moderate of the candidates that i have heard, and i think he has the best chance to beat obama. >> mid romney's problem nationally is that some republicans do not want him. he...
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wife will votes for rick santorum. the economy is the number-one issue. costingtired, and it is him money. have social security, but he is still worried. that is it from here. abc 7 news, your station, for complete hampshiref the new primary. gordon peterson and rebecca cooper will cover every aspect of the story. >>> we are monitoring some developments from the white house. daley, the chief of staff, has abruptly resigned. he has been on the job just a year. says he wants to return home chicago and spent more time with this family. he was expected to stay until election day. he will now serve as co-chair of chicago-based reelection efforts. >>> coming up, the breakdown of the upcoming silver line. >> somewhere in northern has one of the worst commutes in america? will show you. >> here is a live look outside right now. dog hill will be back with a >>> you are watching abc7 news 6, on your side. >>> we all know that traffic is a nightmare in our region. one place in particular has been worst of the worst. >> not a great title. and new studies suggest that
wife will votes for rick santorum. the economy is the number-one issue. costingtired, and it is him money. have social security, but he is still worried. that is it from here. abc 7 news, your station, for complete hampshiref the new primary. gordon peterson and rebecca cooper will cover every aspect of the story. >>> we are monitoring some developments from the white house. daley, the chief of staff, has abruptly resigned. he has been on the job just a year. says he wants to return...
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. >> the conservative vote will be split between newt gingrich and rick santorum. officials say he earned 34 more certified votes than mitt romney. >> it says that we can win elections. we defeated mitt romney in iowa. >> mitt romney is reaching out directly to voters trying to shore up a narrow lead. >> south carolina is considered a make or break primary. it has already thinned the presidential heard. voters have sex sex vote -- successfully picked the nominee in every election since 1980. >> thank you. and now for that interview with newt gingrich's ex-wife. it is scheduled tonight on nightline. we are learning about some of the details. >> the timing of the interview is coming under fire by some republicans. >> some things we already know. he was accused of not only affairs but also leaving one while she was fighting cancer. newt gingrich has done fairly well with voters in separating politics and his personal life. this is a test that just 48 hours before a vote. >> he was asking for an open marriage and i refused. >> the accusations paint a very different pic
. >> the conservative vote will be split between newt gingrich and rick santorum. officials say he earned 34 more certified votes than mitt romney. >> it says that we can win elections. we defeated mitt romney in iowa. >> mitt romney is reaching out directly to voters trying to shore up a narrow lead. >> south carolina is considered a make or break primary. it has already thinned the presidential heard. voters have sex sex vote -- successfully picked the nominee in every...
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. >> rick santorum took questions from a much brighter indoor crowd. he is trailing both mitt romney and newt gingrich but is hoping to surprise people on saturday. >> would a belated when in iowa help you hear? >> maybe, maybe the people of south carolina look at this and say, this guy can win. this guy knocked off the giant. >> i believe it will come down to the wire but i enjoy things mr. rick santorum had to say. >> newt gingrich spoke to a full house trying to shore up support where his poll numbers surged in controversy swirled. >> we are going to take the first big step toward ensuring that a conservative is nominated for president of the united states. >>kris will be in south carolina through tomorrow night. >> you can join the politico team coverage tomorrow night from 7:00 until 10:00 on channel 8. >> in the meantime, some support from bob mcdonnell. >> i am pleased to be supporting gov. mitt romney. he is the one i am supporting. >> he made that announcement on cnn this morning. he said mitt romney has been an effective leader in business an
. >> rick santorum took questions from a much brighter indoor crowd. he is trailing both mitt romney and newt gingrich but is hoping to surprise people on saturday. >> would a belated when in iowa help you hear? >> maybe, maybe the people of south carolina look at this and say, this guy can win. this guy knocked off the giant. >> i believe it will come down to the wire but i enjoy things mr. rick santorum had to say. >> newt gingrich spoke to a full house trying to...
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standing next to each other on stage, the two apparent front runners, rick santorum and mitt romney. we're joined live from new hampshire with a preview. >> good evening. tonight's debate comes at a pivotal point in this campaign. mitt romney has a massive lead here in new hampshire. but it's a battle for second place. >> you're the best. thank you. >> things are looking good for mitt romney here in new hampshire. this morning he had an enthusiastic crowd for a little favor. >> fresh from that landslide in iowa maybe can we double that number? you know, instead of an eight-vote margin, maybe 16? >> if the polls are correct romney will win new hampshire by a lot more than just 16 votes. a new poll shows him with massive 24-point lead. but if there's one thing new hampshire voters don't like, it's a victory party before the votes are counted. so romney isn't taking anythinger to granted. >> things change very quickly. it's very fluid. >> tonight's abc news-yahoo! news debate is a high-stakes showdown at a pivotal point in this race. ron paul's in a solid second place but is feeling the
standing next to each other on stage, the two apparent front runners, rick santorum and mitt romney. we're joined live from new hampshire with a preview. >> good evening. tonight's debate comes at a pivotal point in this campaign. mitt romney has a massive lead here in new hampshire. but it's a battle for second place. >> you're the best. thank you. >> things are looking good for mitt romney here in new hampshire. this morning he had an enthusiastic crowd for a little favor....
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rick perry, rick santorum, jon it gingrich of enough signatures to on the ballot. law, absentee ballots have to ready by this weekend. >> we have new video from bad outside therobbery walmart. video. surveillance you can see a masked gunman up and grabbing a bad of from a security guard. police say two suspects fled in about $90,000.th the ban was later found at a farm. the suspects are still at large. >> honoring the legacy of dr. martin mr. king jr.. from days of services to of remembrance, people are around the country are remembering the civil-rights icon. president obama painted by dr.ons made famous king. nationalve at the memorialther king jr. more. >> the events at the new already dropped out. the people. taking part inn projects all day long in honor of dr. king. the personal attributes are touching ofmost all. >> it is the first time i have gotten into this whole experience. >> this woman says the emotion from just the sight of the almost overwhelming. >> it is kind of surreal. it is a part of your history. >> the backdrop for the ceremony marking the nat
rick perry, rick santorum, jon it gingrich of enough signatures to on the ballot. law, absentee ballots have to ready by this weekend. >> we have new video from bad outside therobbery walmart. video. surveillance you can see a masked gunman up and grabbing a bad of from a security guard. police say two suspects fled in about $90,000.th the ban was later found at a farm. the suspects are still at large. >> honoring the legacy of dr. martin mr. king jr.. from days of services to of...
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. >> ron paul, rick santorum, jon huntsman, which gingrich, some are on the attack. >> mitt romney signed government to health care. >> the former house speaker says to thisney to get used republicans and obama's team. >> you have to be capable of answering tough questions. forhere will be new calls make his taxo returns public. as of now, he says he has no doing that. >> you can stay up-to-date with the campaign all the time on wjla.com. >> the recall effort is officially under way to remove gray from vincent office. ward 6 resident frederick bolar paperwork this morning. he says butler says the mayor betrayed the public trust. >> montgomery county police are for a man who burglarized to homes in the past couple of days. yesterday's home invasion was in the wheaton. bethesda. the suspect entered the home, up the housekeeper, a mother, and her teenaged son. he sexually assaulted the housekeeper. anyone withsking to give them a call. >> a major airline pushing the limits to get across the atlantic. dozens of supposedly a nonstop to the u.s. europe forced to stop along the way to refuel. th
. >> ron paul, rick santorum, jon huntsman, which gingrich, some are on the attack. >> mitt romney signed government to health care. >> the former house speaker says to thisney to get used republicans and obama's team. >> you have to be capable of answering tough questions. forhere will be new calls make his taxo returns public. as of now, he says he has no doing that. >> you can stay up-to-date with the campaign all the time on wjla.com. >> the recall effort...
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. >> rick santorum asked why he should drop out when he beat gingrich in iowa and new hampshire. newt gingrich is supposedly going to release his tax returns tomorrow. >> thank you. we will be in south carolina for live coverage of saturday's primary. you can join the political team for the primary return. that coverage begins saturday at 7:00. >> congress and the white house could be gearing up for another deck showdown. -- dec showdown. late today, the house and voted to block the increase being requested. two-thirds of the senate would have to pass that measure. the debt ceiling increase is expected to go forward. >> a new poll shows that a majority of americans believe that former president george w. bush is more to blame for our current economic problems than president obama. the poll shows 54% of people surveyed blame former president bush. 29% said president obama is more to blame. 9% say it both men are responsible. >> the occupy movement seems to be hitting some financial issues. the movement is bleeding cash. new projects are no longer being funded. they may be out of c
. >> rick santorum asked why he should drop out when he beat gingrich in iowa and new hampshire. newt gingrich is supposedly going to release his tax returns tomorrow. >> thank you. we will be in south carolina for live coverage of saturday's primary. you can join the political team for the primary return. that coverage begins saturday at 7:00. >> congress and the white house could be gearing up for another deck showdown. -- dec showdown. late today, the house and voted to...
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in national polls put rick santorum a percentage point behind. >> do not defer your judgment to what a national poll says. >> compared to where his campaign was one week ago, he is surging, bringing in more than $1 million since the iowa caucuses. >> a lot of energy. >> heat is nipping at mitt romney's hills, but so is newt gingrich. >> mitt romney's economic plan is intended. identical to obama's a failed policy. >> if he wins at 25%, this would be the weakest front-runner in history. >> a small field is not the case in new hampshire. take a look at the sample ballots for the republican primary. 30 candidates in all. even michele bachmann is still on it. >>> stay with us for complete coverage of the republican primaries. rebecca cooper and i will be in new hampshire for next tuesday's primary. >>> there is another candidate seriously thinking about a run for congress. joseph kennedy the third is forming an exploratory committee and resigning from his job as a prosecutor to run for the seat being vacated by barney frank. his 31 years old. the grandson of robert kennedy. >>> egyptian
in national polls put rick santorum a percentage point behind. >> do not defer your judgment to what a national poll says. >> compared to where his campaign was one week ago, he is surging, bringing in more than $1 million since the iowa caucuses. >> a lot of energy. >> heat is nipping at mitt romney's hills, but so is newt gingrich. >> mitt romney's economic plan is intended. identical to obama's a failed policy. >> if he wins at 25%, this would be the...
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then there is cash-strapped erects santorum -- rick santorum and ron paul who basically dropped out of florida. what could play in favor? absentee ballots in florida. 50,000 have voted early. they believe that could be an advantage. that entire total is the same as the entire south carolina gop voting and we still have seven days left until the floridians are punished going to the polls. scott thuman, abc7 news. >> you can get the latest from the campaign trail and the time on line at wjla.com under "politics." >> our current president will address congress and the nation tomorrow night delivering his state of the union speech. but he will make his case for a second term during this speech and then take his message on the road and then participate in the google + online discussion. you cannot escape the politics of the campaign. it will start at 9:00 p.m. right here on abc7. >> after a break of several weeks, a hearing about the mental state of johnhinckley, j r. and whether or not he can make longer visits to his mother. he pleads mental illness has been in remission for years. the 56
then there is cash-strapped erects santorum -- rick santorum and ron paul who basically dropped out of florida. what could play in favor? absentee ballots in florida. 50,000 have voted early. they believe that could be an advantage. that entire total is the same as the entire south carolina gop voting and we still have seven days left until the floridians are punished going to the polls. scott thuman, abc7 news. >> you can get the latest from the campaign trail and the time on line at...
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. >> the people like rick santorum like camelot. -- him a lot. only mitt romney and ron paul the virginia primary ballot. our coverage of the coverage -- the coppices continues tomorrow night. we prepare for the first big in the election season. >>> brace yourself from some -- some very chilly temperatures. the weather was nice over the but that is over and the temperatures are tumbling. get ready for the 20's and lower. >> those warmer temperatures back sooner than you think. get you started. 38 degrees such reagan national airport. temperatures will drop through the evening. wind chills are already in the 20's. snow showers south of culpeper. we may see a flurry in some spots this evening. most of the snow showers are the mountains. our forecast through this monday, partly cloudy, temperatures into the mid-30's. into the 20's by morning. >>> the search for armed robbers in the district. onrning, a 7-11 store street. >>, the robbers struck of this before 5:00 this morning. december 22, a gun and hit the around the corner. street robberies are wa
. >> the people like rick santorum like camelot. -- him a lot. only mitt romney and ron paul the virginia primary ballot. our coverage of the coverage -- the coppices continues tomorrow night. we prepare for the first big in the election season. >>> brace yourself from some -- some very chilly temperatures. the weather was nice over the but that is over and the temperatures are tumbling. get ready for the 20's and lower. >> those warmer temperatures back sooner than you...
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rick santorum and ron paul are way behind. >> michelle bachman did not succeed in her room for the presidential nomination, but she is not giving up on public life. she announced today she plans to seek a fourth term in the house of representatives. she wants to return and bring a powerful voice to washington. she could face a tough reelection bid pending on the results of redistricting. >> also tonight, an emotional day on the house as arizona democratic congressman gabrielle giffords officially hands in her resignation. she is stepping down to concentrate on a recovery of a gunshot wound to the head. we are hearing from members of congress who were close to her. greta kruez is live with more. >> it was the emotional and a wake-up call. nancy pelosi said her message of bipartisanship and disability needs to be taken seriously by congress and everyone. today, it was. >> i have submitted -- >> with her friend and colleague reading her letter for her gabrielle deferreds -- giffords bid farewell to a house not divided. >> she has served her district with a dozen projects with dignity. >> her beaut
rick santorum and ron paul are way behind. >> michelle bachman did not succeed in her room for the presidential nomination, but she is not giving up on public life. she announced today she plans to seek a fourth term in the house of representatives. she wants to return and bring a powerful voice to washington. she could face a tough reelection bid pending on the results of redistricting. >> also tonight, an emotional day on the house as arizona democratic congressman gabrielle...
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newt gingrich and rick santorum are courting christian conservatives trying to emerge as the main challengers. ron paul will not attend tonight's forum. analysts say you can expect a light turnout for the virginia primary on march 6 because a federal judge has upheld a motion to keep everyone but mitt romney offer valid. others failed to file enough signatures to qualify. abc 7 is your election station. we will have a crew live in south carolina one week from tonight by the report. we will have updates in every newscast and online. >> the first graduates of the leadership academy of oprah winfrey graduated today. she started the school five years ago to provide education for underprivileged girls. she says she decided to act after talking to nelson mandela about ways to end poverty. >> this is the beginning of the ending of poverty. these girls have now broken the cycle of poverty in their families. >> all but three of the 75 girls who enrolled in the school five years ago graduated today. they are on their way to universities in the u.s. and south africa. >> winter is here now. >> it feels l
newt gingrich and rick santorum are courting christian conservatives trying to emerge as the main challengers. ron paul will not attend tonight's forum. analysts say you can expect a light turnout for the virginia primary on march 6 because a federal judge has upheld a motion to keep everyone but mitt romney offer valid. others failed to file enough signatures to qualify. abc 7 is your election station. we will have a crew live in south carolina one week from tonight by the report. we will have...
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. >> by the way, the other two candidates, ron paul and rick santorum already have left florida. paul is campaigning in maine and santorum is spending time in our region this evening. do stay with abc-7 where your election station for complete coverage of the florida primary. rebecca cooper will be in tampa on tuesday when the votes come in. >>> and for wall-to-wall coverage tuesday night, the night of the florida primary, we invite you to tune in to news channel 8 for the special called "political live." coverage begins at 6:30 on our sister station news channel 8. it was a warm day across the region. so how long will it last? steve gruden is here with the look at the first forecast. steve. >> we are looking at changes on the way. the cold front will move through the area in the overnight hours. take a look at the doppler radar, the storm scan for you. you can see what's going on. cold air off to the west of us. once that goes on through, our skies will clear and our wind will begin to ease a little bit. if you head out the door, it's chilly out there. temperatures are in the mi
. >> by the way, the other two candidates, ron paul and rick santorum already have left florida. paul is campaigning in maine and santorum is spending time in our region this evening. do stay with abc-7 where your election station for complete coverage of the florida primary. rebecca cooper will be in tampa on tuesday when the votes come in. >>> and for wall-to-wall coverage tuesday night, the night of the florida primary, we invite you to tune in to news channel 8 for the...
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some think it will open the door or rick gingrich santorum. all people seem to agree it is a headstart to add a to the obama reelection. change is good. are at the tsa, it is not bad at all. >> a sharp drop in temperatures. >> have the caps turned the corner? headed to the all-star game? will take you to baltimore latest with the ravens. >> some sobering economic news. >> unemployment may be rising again. for jobless benefits by last week. jumped to just under 400,000. highest level in six weeks. companies let go of workers they added the holiday season. " the numbers are in, retail jumped 4.1% during the holiday season. the national retail federation while sales were up, offer majord to to get shoppers to spend. >> time is running out on the parking ticket amnesty program. have an outstanding tickets, you can pay up without a penalty. the program began six months and it will end january 27. the city has collected over $3 million. >> it happens all lot. passengers and dumping their loose change when they go through airport security. they forge
some think it will open the door or rick gingrich santorum. all people seem to agree it is a headstart to add a to the obama reelection. change is good. are at the tsa, it is not bad at all. >> a sharp drop in temperatures. >> have the caps turned the corner? headed to the all-star game? will take you to baltimore latest with the ravens. >> some sobering economic news. >> unemployment may be rising again. for jobless benefits by last week. jumped to just under 400,000....